An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though the concept was not bad, to be honest, it was nothing extremely original or interesting and it didn’t help that the characters spent half of the running time discussing themselves this concept. To make thing worse, the other half of the plot was about some evil scientist who wanted to kidnap them which was pretty much the most generic thing they could find. And, yet, the damned thing definitely had some potential. One thing really enjoyable was the constant melancholia displayed by this group of immortals. Indeed, Gina Prince-Bythewood chose this approach to show that even if these very special fighters were pretty badass, they were above all really sad and, if their body could easily heal, their soul never stopped hurting. Furthermore, Charlize Theron gave another really strong performance and, following her heralded work in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and ‘Atomic Blonde’, she might even become another iconic action movie star if she keeps getting such juicy roles. Next to her, I was also really impressed by KiKi Layne, a young actress who apparently just started in the business a few years ago. Indeed, Layne always kept her cool next to a seasoned veteran like Theron and, as long as the movie was focusing on their characters, it was much more entertaining to behold. Concerning the rest of the team, Matthias Schoenaerts did have a couple of decent scenes but his character was pretty much ruined after he betrayed his team for some rather dubious reasons. Concerning the last 2 guys in the team, well, they only stood out because they were gay so they were obviously barely developed whatsoever. Anyway, to conclude, even if I wasn’t really impressed by the damned thing, it was still a decent watch and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.